Cop26 Climate Plans Will Still Lead To 2.4℃ of Global Heating
The planet is still on track to see global temperatures rising by 2.4℃, despite the current pledges made at Cop26. The new analysis, which shows that the world will far exceed the 1.5℃ limit of the Paris agreement, criticises Glasgow for!-->…
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This Startup Makes Vegan Meat From Upcycled Tofu Waste. It Just Got Funded To Enter Swiss Retail.
Luya Foods, the Swiss startup turning tofu waste into vegan meat, has raised seed funding to enter the retail market. It also plans to use the capital to scale production and ramp up R&D, after having initially debuted its natural!-->…
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Hong Kong Resale Childrenswear Startup Retykle Lands In Singapore
Retykle, the Hong Kong-based resale childrenswear platform, has just landed in Singapore for as its first international destination.
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The Week In Food Tech: Canada’s PlantX Opens US Flagship Store, Plus Vegan Breakfast From Denny’s, Field Roast, and Eat Just
This week in food tech news: Denny's, Eat Just, and others announce plant-based breakfasts while Canada's PlantX opens a California flagship.
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Former Impossible Foods CCO Rachel Konrad: ‘I’m An Activist Board Member’
Rachel Konrad, the former CCO of Impossible Foods and new board member at Singapore vegan chicken brand TiNDLE, sits down with Green Queen Media.
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This New Vegan Cheese Made From Microalgae Is Packed with B12
There’s no shortage of vegan cheeses available now, but this new plant-based alternative contains a superfood ingredient: microalgae. Developed by Singapore-based Sophie’s BioNutrients and the US ingredient giant Ingredion, the new!-->…
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Coffee Won’t Taste and Smell The Same Due To Climate Change, Study Finds
The taste and smell of your morning coffee could be very different in a few years from now. In fact, it has probably undergone slight changes already due to climate change. In a new study, researchers found that shifting climate conditions!-->…
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Seasoned Impact Investors Back Cultivated Seafood Pioneer Shiok Meats To Help Bring Novel Foods To Market
Shiok Meats, the Singapore-based food tech developing cell-based crustaceans, has secured more funding for its bridge round. The oversubscribed round has welcomed support from two new investors, Cultured Seafood LLC and Yi Sung Yong, and!-->…
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Whose Voices Are (and Aren’t) Being Heard at COP26?
By Rachel Sarah
“COP26 is looking like one of the most inequitable, White, and segregated COPs to ever occur,” says Ayisha Siddiqa, a climate activist who traveled from New York City to Glasgow for the long-awaited!-->!-->!-->…
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This Hawaiian Startup Upcycles Cashew Fruit Into Vegan Meat
There’s a new plant-based meat in town and it’s not made from soybeans, peas or wheat. Instead, it’s made from upcycled cashew fruit—and Hawaiian startup Cajú Love has become the first to introduce this new vegan meat alternative to the!-->…
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Chinese Diners Can Now Grab v2food Vegan Meat Steamed Buns
Australian vegan meat leader v2food has forged a number of new partnerships with local food companies in China to expand its reach in the country. Collaborating with two brands as well as a major food content and recipe platform, diners in!-->…
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Meet Vegan Delights, Sweden’s 100% Plant-Based Willy Wonka Factory
There’s now a chocolate factory inspired by Willy Wonka and it’s 100% vegan. Started in a small kitchen in Uppsala, Sweden, Vegan Delights has just opened up its factory doors to welcome visitors into the dreamworld of plant-based!-->…
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Kelp Burger Startup Akua Eyes Vegan Crab Cakes Next After $3.2M Round
Akua, the startup behind the kelp-based vegan burger, is set to expand its plant-based range with crab cakes and ground meat after securing $3.2 million in a seed funding round. The New York-based food tech will also be using the funds to!-->…
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Vegan Marketplace Vejii Goes Public on the Canadian Stock Exchange
The Canada-based online marketplace Vejii is the latest vegan company to announce plans to go public after just one year in the marketplace. It will begin trading on the CSE under the ticker VEJI on November 9th, 2021.
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Alpro Boosts Vegan Milk Production Capacity to 300M Litres At UK Plant
Alpro has ramped up its capacity amid surging demand for vegan milk. Its latest £17 million investment in a new high-speed production line at its Kettering facility in the UK will help it churn over 300 million litres of plant-based milk!-->…
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20% of Brits Will Be Eating Vegan and Vegetarian This Christmas, Poll Finds
20% of people in the UK will be ditching meat over the Christmas holidays, a new survey has found. The poll, conducted by food delivery platform Deliveroo, also found that the majority of people who are going vegan or vegetarian for!-->…
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Impossible Foods Eyes $7B Valuation, Founder Hints At ‘Inevitable’ IPO
Impossible Foods is reportedly looking to raise $500 million in a new funding round that would bring its valuation to $7 billion. The reports come as the Silicon Valley food tech’s founder and CEO Pat Brown made clear the firm’s intentions!-->…
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Cotton Is Not So Water Thirsty, Says Fashion Misinformation Report
A new report into misinformation in fashion claims to have debunked myths around the water-intensive nature of cotton. According to the research, which was conducted by denim and cotton industry groups Transformers Foundation and ICAC, the!-->…
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What Is Deforestation? And Is Stopping It Really Possible?
By: Patrick Greenfield
As world leaders prepare to commit to halting the destruction of forests, here’s everything you need to know about some of the planet’s most biodiverse places.
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Is the Global Methane Pledge Just “Words on Paper”?
By Amy Westervelt
More than 70 countries, including the United States, have promised to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Is it enough?
This week at COP26, more than 70 countries, led by the European Union and the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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There’s Still Time to Fix the Climate—About 11 Years
By Mark Fischetti
On October 31 world leaders will descend on Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, in a last-ditch effort to defuse the climate emergency by limiting global warming to!-->!-->!-->…
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